[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1309.3]

[Page 187]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 1309_HEAD START FACILITIES PURCHASE, MAJOR RENOVATION AND 
CONSTRUCTION--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 1309.3  Definitions.

    As used in this part,
    ACF means the Administration for Children and Families in the 
Department of Health and Human Services, and includes the Regional 
Offices.
    Acquire means to purchase or construct in whole or in part with Head 
Start grant funds through payments made in satisfaction of a mortgage 
agreement (both principal and interest), as a down payment, and for 
professional fees, closing costs and any other costs associated with the 
purchase or construction of the property that are usual and customary 
for the locality.
    Act means the Head Start Act, 42 U.S.C. section 9801, et seq.
    ACYF means the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, a 
component of the Administration for Children and Families in the 
Department of Health and Human Services.
    Construction means new buildings, and excludes renovations, 
alterations, additions, or work of any kind to existing buildings.
    Facility means a structure such as a building or modular unit 
appropriate for use by a Head Start grantee to carry out a Head Start 
program.
    Grant funds means Federal financial assistance received by a grantee 
from ACF to administer a Head Start or Early Head Start program pursuant 
to the Head Start Act.
    Grantee means any agency designated to operate a Head Start program 
(including an agency designated to operate an Early Head Start program) 
pursuant to section 641 or 645A of the Head Start Act.
    Head Start center or a direct support facility for a Head Start 
program means a facility used primarily to provide Head Start services 
to children and their families, or for administrative or other 
activities necessary to the conduct of the Head Start program.
    Incidental alterations and renovations means improvements to 
facility which do not meet the definition of major renovation.
    Major renovation means a structural change to the foundation, roof, 
floor, or exterior or load-bearing walls of a facility, or extension of 
an existing facility to increase its floor area. Major renovation also 
means extensive alteration of an existing facility, such as to 
significantly change its function and purpose, even if such renovation 
does not include any structural change to the facility. Major renovation 
also includes a renovation of any kind which has a cost exceeding the 
lesser of $200,000, adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change 
in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (issued by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics) beginning one year after June 2, 2003, or 25 
percent of the total annual direct costs approved for the grantee by ACF 
for the budget period in which the application is made.
    Modular unit means a portable prefabricated structure made at 
another location and moved to a site for use by a Head Start grantee to 
carry out a Head Start program.
    Purchase means to buy an existing facility, either outright or 
through a mortgage. Purchase also refers to an approved use of Head 
Start funds to continue paying the cost of purchasing facilities begun 
after December 31, 1986 as permitted by the Head Start Act and by Sec. 
1309.2.
    Real property means land, including land improvements, structures 
and appurtenances thereto, excluding movable machinery and equipment.
    Responsible HHS official means the official who is authorized to 
make the grant of financial assistance to operate a Head Start program, 
or such official's designee.
    Suitable facility means a facility which is large enough to meet the 
foreseeable needs of the Head Start program and which complies with 
local licensing and code requirements and the access requirements of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if applicable, and section 504 of 
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

[64 FR 5945, Feb. 8, 1999, as amended at 68 FR 23219, May 1, 2003]

[[Page 188]]